AP® Biology ExamAP Biology ExamRosemary Reshetar, The College Board

September 13, 2012Large Scale Assessments SessionWorkshop on Developing Assessments to Meet the Goals of the 2012 Framework for K-12 Science Education

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The Exam AdministrationThe Exam Administration

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Assessment of Content Knowledge and gScience Practices

E id C t d D i li d Evidence Centered Design applied for the course and exam reviewf

Three Critical ECD Phases (Course & Exam)Three Critical ECD Phases (Course & Exam)

Assessment of Content Knowledge and gScience Practices

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Essential Knowledge

BIG IDEA

Enduring Understanding

Critical Design Element: Learning Objectivesg g j

Marriage of the 2nd level of science Marriage of the 2nd level of science practices with the 3rd level of the

content outline

Science claims and evidence

Biology Concept Outline1 - 4 Big Ideas1A - 4C Enduring Understandings

Science Practices1 - 71.1 – 7.21A 4C Enduring Understandings

1A1 - 4C4 Essential Knowledge1A1a - 4C4b Additional detail

1.1 7.21.1.1 – 7.2.5

Learning Objective (Claim) = Essential Knowledge + Level 2 Science Practice

Example L.O.: (1C3 & 5.3): The student is able to evaluate given data sets that illustrate evolution as an on-going process.

Evidence is derived from fourth level of the Concept Outline and the Level 3 Science Practices

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Food Web Examplep

• Big Idea 4

• Enduring Understanding 4.A

The Learning Objectiveg j

Essential Knowledge 4.A.6: Interactions among living systems and with their environment result in the movement of matter and energy.

Science Practice 1.4: The student can use representations and models to analyze situations or solve models to analyze situations or solve problems qualitatively and quantitatively

Learning Objective 4.15: The student is able to use visual representations to anal e sit ations or representations to analyze situations or solve problems qualitatively to illustrate how interactions among living systems and with their environment result in the movement of matter and energy.

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The Learning Objectiveg j

Essential Knowledge 4.A.6: Interactions among living systems and with their environment result in the movement of matter and energy.

Science Practice 1.4: The student can use representations and models to analyze situations or solve models to analyze situations or solve problems qualitatively and quantitatively

Learning Objective 4.15: The student is able to use visual representations to anal e sit ations or representations to analyze situations or solve problems qualitatively to illustrate how interactions among living systems and with their environment result in the movement of matter and energy.

Exam Form Assembly Specificationsy p

• Articulates standard distributions of Learning Objectives • Articulates standard distributions of Learning Objectives, thereby ensuring like distributions of both concepts/content and practices

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Example Free Response Questionp p Q

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Example Free Response Questionp p Q

Essential Knowledge 2 D 1: All biological systems from cells and Essential Knowledge 2.D.1: All biological systems from cells and organisms to populations, communities, and ecosystems are affected by complex biotic and abiotic interactions involving exchange g gof matter and free energy.

Science Practice 5.1: The student can analyze data to identify patterns or relationships.

Learning Objective 2.24: The student is able to analyze data to identify patterns and relationships between a biotic or abiotic factor and a biological system (cells, organisms, populations, communities, or ecosystems).

Example Free Response Question - Scoringp p Q g

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Score Reporting: Studentsp g

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Score Reporting: AP Teachersp g

• Instructional Planning Report • Instructional Planning Report

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Score comparabilityp y

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Practical Issues for Development & Maintenancep

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Summary: Innovations in Large-Scale Science Assessmenty g

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Summary (cont.)Summary (cont.)

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College Board website linksg

• Collegeboard com• Collegeboard.com

• AP Central WebsiteA t l ll b dApcentral.collegeboard.com

• AP Biology Course and Exam Description available l i ll h li k b l electronically at the link below.

http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/AP_BiologyCED_Effective_Fall_2012_lkd.pdf